

The East is a Podcast
Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)
A critical lens on the history of the present on West Asia and North Africa. Interviews with experts and archival mashups.
Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)
Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)
Episodes
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Feb 3, 2021 • 1h 41min
US-Iran Relations in the Biden Era: What's Next?
Hosted by Committee of Anti-Imperialists in Solidarity with Iran An-depth look at US-Iran relations following the change in administrations, the long history of US imperialism directed against Iran, and the ongoing sanctions regime threatening the people of Iran. Presentations include: "Continuity or Discontinuity: Iran as Biden's first major foreign policy test" Richard A. Falk Albert G. Milibank Professor Emeritus of International Law, Princeton University "The politics of US economic sanctions against Iran revisited" Sasan Fayazmanesh, Professor Emeritus of Economics California State University, Fresno "Sanctions in the age of 'Sustainable Development Goals': Long-term implications" Vira Ameli Dphil/PhD Candidate, Center for Evidence-Based Intervention, University of Oxford Moderator: Vida Samiian Visiting Researcher, Linguistics, UCLA Professor and Dean Emerita, CSU Fresno Source

Jan 31, 2021 • 59min
Arab Spring, Ten Years On: Tunisian Perspectives
Featuring Amayed Aymen and Heythem Guesmi and guest hosted by friend of the show Max Ajl Consider supporting podcast on Patreon or go to Eastpodcast.com for links to GofundMe, Paypal, and merch store.
Jan 30, 2021 • 50min
Remember Bloody Sunday (1992)
Source

Jan 26, 2021 • 1h 12min
Epidemic Empire w/ Anjuli Raza Kolb
Anjuli Raza Kolb teaches at the University of Toronto Get the book through the publisher's website and use code UCPLIT for 20% off. Consider supporting podcast on Patreon or go to Eastpodcast.com for links to GofundMe, Paypal, and merch store.

Jan 19, 2021 • 1h 11min
Old Sheldon w/ Dan Cohen
Dan Cohen is a journalist based in DC with Behind the Headlines and director of Killing Gaza. Support the podcast

Jan 11, 2021 • 1h 1min
On NYT's "Caliphate" Podcast w/ Ambereen Dadabhoy
Ambereen Dadabhoy is an Assistant Professor of Literature at Harvey Mudd College in California. Check out her article Consider supporting the show on Patreon

Jan 7, 2021 • 50min
Alfred McCoy: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power (2017)
Q&A available from source Get the book

Jan 1, 2021 • 1h 2min
War is hell (pt.2) w/Christopher Helali
Christopher Helali fought in Syria with the International Freedom Battalion. P. S. A lot of acronyms thrown around in this one: PKK: Kurdistan Workers' Party YPG: People's Protection Units SDF: Syrian Democratic Forces PYD: Democratic Union Party (Syria) SAA: Syrian Arab Army KDPI: Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran KDP: Kurdistan Democratic Party

Dec 27, 2020 • 1h 17min
War is hell (pt.1) w/Christopher Helali
Christopher Helali fought in Syria with the International Freedom Battalion. P. S. A lot of acronyms thrown around in this one: PKK: Kurdistan Workers' Party YPG: People's Protection Units SDF: Syrian Democratic Forces PYD: Democratic Union Party (Syria) SAA: Syrian Arab Army KDPI: Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran KDP: Kurdistan Democratic Party Consider supporting the show on Patreon

Dec 24, 2020 • 52min
Orson Welles presents: "A Christmas Carol" (1939)
More info on the broadcast.


